This is my Own, My Native Land Patriotism is love of and devotion to one’s country. The word is derived from the Latin word for “father”; and it literally means love of the fatherland, or the land of one’s fathers. A true patriot is an unselfish lover of his country. His sincere desire is to serve its best interests in all ways possible to him. Robert Browning expressed true patriotism in...

Men Wanted One day, it is said, Diogenes, the Greek Cynic philosopher, was found wandering about the market-place of Athens with a lighted lantern in broad daylight. He seemed to be looking for something he had lost. When the people asked him what he was looking for, he said: “Looking for? I was looking for an honest man;but I can’t find one in all Athens?” Probably most of the Athenians went...

In its Strictest Sense the Word Criticism Means Judgement In this connection “criticism” means literary criticism, or the criticism of literature. Unfortunately the word “criticism” is commonly used in a bad sense, meaning mere fault-finding or condemnation. This is misleading; for properly the word simply means “judging”, coming, as it does, from the Greek word meaning “to judge”. Judging a book means examining it to find out its real worth as...

Importance of Examinations The world Examination is noun of the word ‘examine’. It means to test in order to verify, to judge and to certify, certain facts. Examination is a very wide word, which is used in all spheres of life. The learned examiner does not want that sense of examination to be discussed. He has in his mind the University Examination and he wants to know whether the institution of...

Should Games be Compulsory? There is no doubt that manly outdoor games, such as football, hockey and cricket, are very good for growing boys. They provide physical exercise, so necessary for health, in an interesting form. Moreover such games, by training boys to work together in a team, teach corporate discipline, and so promote what is called esprit de corps. All this will be agreed to by everyone. But the question...

Free Libraries There are many people who love reading, but who can-not afford to buy books. Books, even in this age of cheap literature, cost money ; and the poor have not the money to spare. It was for such people that free libraries were established. Many have been set up in England and America by philanthropic people like Mr. Carnegie, the American millionaire. And in England, every town has its...